Pozzomaggiore

Pozzomaggiore (Sardinian: Puthumajore) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) northwest of Cagliari and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,871 and an area of 79.4 square kilometres (30.7 sq mi).^[3]

Church of San Costantino

Pozzomaggiore Putumajore
Comune
Comune di Pozzomaggiore
Location of Pozzomaggiore
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Coordinates: 40°24′N 8°40′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Province of Sassari (SS)
Area [1]
• Total	79.4 km2 (30.7 sq mi)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	2,871
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Demonym	Pozzomaggioresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07018
Dialing code	079
Website	Official website

Pozzomaggiore borders the following municipalities: Bosa, Cossoine, Mara, Padria, Semestene, Sindia, and Suni.

Demographic evolution

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	3,303	—
1871	3,489	+5.6%
1881	3,895	+11.6%
1901	4,337	+11.3%
1911	4,613	+6.4%
1921	4,512	−2.2%
1931	4,676	+3.6%
1936	4,586	−1.9%
1951	4,956	+8.1%
1961	4,495	−9.3%
1971	3,747	−16.6%
1981	3,506	−6.4%
1991	3,266	−6.8%
2001	3,011	−7.8%
Source: Data from ISTAT